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The Eyes of the Blind
Walter Lanyon begins Chapter One -- "The Eyes of the Blind" -- Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.' Have you ever thought what it must be like to have been blind --physically speaking -- and then suddenly to have your sight restored? The wonders of a universe in which you have lived and only contacted by touching, smelling and hearing, are suddenly all transformed by sight. A whole new universe lies before you with colour, beauty, form and outline, and yet it would be the identical universe in which you had been living all the time. Everything that you were experiencing with the regained sight had always been there, but you did not see it."
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Published October 1, 1977
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April 27, 2025
Review of The Eyes of the Blind — Walter C. Lanyon
The Eyes of the Blind is a profound spiritual treatise where Walter C. Lanyon strips away conventional religious dogma to reveal a deeper, more immediate experience of Divine reality. Written in a style both luminous and incisive, the book is less about teaching new ideas and more about awakening the reader to the truth that is already present but hidden by the "blindness" of human perception.
Lanyon challenges the reader to move beyond external, sensory-based living into a direct apprehension of Spirit. The "blind" are not merely those who lack physical sight, but all who remain trapped in limited, mortal thinking. Throughout the work, he insists that true vision — the seeing that transcends appearances — is an act of surrender to the Divine Mind, a laying down of personal effort, judgment, and ego.
Far from offering a mere intellectual spirituality, The Eyes of the Blind is experiential: Lanyon calls for the embodiment of truth, not its conceptualization. He portrays healing, prosperity, and peace not as things to be achieved, but as natural outcomes of realizing the ever-present God-activity within.
The book’s tone is both gentle and commanding, reflecting Lanyon’s deep conviction that spiritual awakening is not a distant hope but a present possibility. In dismantling the illusions of separation, sin, and lack, he offers a radical, vibrant vision of Life as seamless, whole, and immediately accessible.
The Eyes of the Blind is a profound spiritual treatise where Walter C. Lanyon strips away conventional religious dogma to reveal a deeper, more immediate experience of Divine reality. Written in a style both luminous and incisive, the book is less about teaching new ideas and more about awakening the reader to the truth that is already present but hidden by the "blindness" of human perception.
Lanyon challenges the reader to move beyond external, sensory-based living into a direct apprehension of Spirit. The "blind" are not merely those who lack physical sight, but all who remain trapped in limited, mortal thinking. Throughout the work, he insists that true vision — the seeing that transcends appearances — is an act of surrender to the Divine Mind, a laying down of personal effort, judgment, and ego.
Far from offering a mere intellectual spirituality, The Eyes of the Blind is experiential: Lanyon calls for the embodiment of truth, not its conceptualization. He portrays healing, prosperity, and peace not as things to be achieved, but as natural outcomes of realizing the ever-present God-activity within.
The book’s tone is both gentle and commanding, reflecting Lanyon’s deep conviction that spiritual awakening is not a distant hope but a present possibility. In dismantling the illusions of separation, sin, and lack, he offers a radical, vibrant vision of Life as seamless, whole, and immediately accessible.
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